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Halloween Party Post 🎃 [OPEN]

WHO: Everyone. Seriously!
WHERE: Tony Stark's place
WHEN: Halloween night, Oct 31st
WHAT: It's a party! On Halloween! Arrive in costume, eat, drink, make new friends & be spooky!
WARNINGS: Bog-standard Halloween imagery & shenanigans (skulls, blood, etc, potential pranks from guests); please add content warnings to subject lines & list/link to preferences (if needed). Feel free to select whatever the heck you like for the question maker & fortune teller!

Welcome to Halloween, Stark-style.

ARRIVAL

If you came by car, valets are on hand to park it for you, so don't forget your ticket! Follow the candle-lit path to the house, have your photo taken against the backdrop in the spiderweb-strewn entryway, and go grab a cocktail at the open bar before hitting up the rest of the party!

MONSTER MASH

You've been to a Halloween party before, right? If not, no fear- there's a buffet of perfectly normal, if on-theme dishes to nibble: try a black-candied apple or the macarons, vegan dips dressed like graves, squid-ink pasta bites, and a wide assortment of other common finger foods. Miss the food? Don't worry, helpful robot Butterfingers is on hand to bring you a plate of hors d'oeuvres- oops! He might have bumped you into someone else instead. Sorry!

Other activities abound, if you feel like risking the appearance of ghosts in a "haunted" photo booth, ”trick-or-treating” with a flight of jello shots (which one’s actually alcoholic?), or having fun with classic Halloween standards, like bobbing for apples, donut on a string, gross-out touch boxes, or horror film trivia.

Head outside to dance to a broad assortment of music, new and old, creepy or just right to boogie to. Got one in mind you’d like to hear? The band takes requests. Or maybe you’d prefer to mingle under the full moon with your fellow ghouls and goblins. Stuck for something to say? Don't worry, a blacklight question might flash across your costume, right in time to save you from any awkward pauses. Or add to it, depending on the question. So what is the weirdest dream you've ever had?

Careful not to get too rowdy, as there will be security around to keep anything too nefarious from happening. But hey, no one says they can't be distracted, right?

HORRORBEACH

Wend your way from the backyard down a lantern-lined path to the beach, where an intimate setting of dark tables and velvety couches await, and the music is subdued and eerie. Among the scattering of tables, there are fortune tellers there to give you a glimpse of your future. Why not, right?

Each character will have the option to have their fortune read (the choice of fortune is yours, but if your character needs a uplift this season, maybe keep it light), and walk away with a small gift, one random card of the Major Arcana. Because this is MoM though, these aren't just any cards, and some will impart a light-hearted, fully optional affect and/or compulsion on your character:

0. The Fool: Disclose a hope or dream to someone (within character's comfort level)
1. The Magician: Glowing sparks dance from their fingertips. Fingerguns get an especially bold burst of flair.
2. The High Priestess: Recipients feel the need to give a stranger a compliment, and get a glowing halo!
3. The Empress: Someone at this party needs a hug (or maybe a rescue from an overbearing npc), you can sense it. Go for it, and gain a cloak of shimmering sparkles.
4. The Emperor: You feel wise beyond your years. Offer someone your well-meaning advice, with an accompanying glowing crown.
5. The Hierophant: This card is all about tradition. So, bend to it a bit and ask someone to dance!
6. The Lovers: A heart appears over your head, "beating" rapidly in the presence of something they like. Could be their secret crush, could be a slice of cake, oops.
7. The Chariot: You feel the inexplicable urge to give someone a piggyback ride. May or may not include the sound of mysterious hoofbeats in your wake...
8. Strength: There's someone you need to tell something important to. Now you've got the nerve to make it happen.
9. The Hermit: Are you normally a wallflower? Now you feel compelled to sing! Go grab a mic and do your best Winifred Sanderson impression before the crowd.
10. Wheel of Fortune: Wildcard option! Choose any two that speak to you.
11. Justice: Have you been holding onto a petty grudge, or did you spill your drink all over Tony's couch and need to unburden your soul? Admit it to a stranger!
12. The Hanged Man: You can now levitate! Just a few feet, and try not to get turned around, like your card's namesake. You might need someone to tow you for a little while...
13. Death: You're compelled to change costumes with someone around you.
14. Temperance: You're now sober, sorry! This really is the worst card...
15. The Devil: Enjoy those horns, and a mildly heightened need to play a prank on someone.
16. The Tower: This is your moment. You're gonna climb that table and dance, baby.
17. The Star: Your eyes now glow with reflected starlight. Go you, Galadriel.
18. The Moon: Your verbal filter is gone. The first thought to pop into your head will be your next conversation starter.
19. The Sun: You now glow like a low-wattage lightbulb. Those in your presence get a temporary positivity boost!
20. Judgement: Solicit someone for their opinion. On your costume, the state of the world; you need to hear it.
21. The World: You're flooded with euphoria and affection for yourself and fellow partygoers, and you need to tell them. What a great way to end the night!

(The duration on these varies, and will generally be up to your player comfort level. If an option will unreasonably upset your character either at the party or longterm, then please don't select that one.)

(DEARLY) DEPARTURE

The party (and after-party) will go on well into the night, but everyone’s got to go home at some point. Heading out? Those with invitations, don't forget to swing by the last table before the valet stand, and claim your gift bag! All bags contain aspirin, a bottle of water, a black satin eye mask, a commemorative t-shirt, swanky new EarPods, and a spa gift card, to better recover from your post-party hangover. Thanks for coming!

Any questions? Feel free to ask here or hit up others for plotting purposes!

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Mmph- SHUT UP!!! YOU WANNA DIE?!

[Katsuki leans in, blushing furiously and moves as if to attack Kaneki.]

[ kaneki rises a hand to protect himself from Bakugou's attack, ending up holding on to his wrist with a laugh ]

What card did you get anyway?

[Katsuki's hand twitches, the warmth around his wrist reaching his chest. He feels warm all over and freezes at first, before realizing Kaneki asked him a question.]

Wh- The....the lovers.

[ he chuckles again, repeating it without realizing what he just said ] The love...rs?

[ ah wait.

Kaneki pauses there, looking back at the heart and then at Bakugou. he isn't laughing anymore. Honestly, he doesn't know what expression he is making right now, but Kaneki is sure he is at least trying his hardest to keep a smile on his lips ]

Oh- I though... you didn't like anyone.

[ it's like suddenly Kaneki's chest has been crushed. His stomach turns into knots and it stings. But he told himself it was fine, right? He even wanted to do something silly like playing Bakugou's wingman and maybe try to get him someone, because that's what a friend would do right?

And it hurts.
Why did he ever think it wouldn't hurt? ]

I-

[Katsuki's angry attempt to argue and deny dies on his lips when he sees Kaneki's expression. There's something very unsettling about it- like something bad just happened. Why is he looking at him like that???

He doesn't like anyone. Does he?

But then why does his heart do somersaults when he sees Kaneki, his face and whole body warming up when he does something thoughtful for him? Why does he end up sleeping over with Kaneki, cuddling him like it's nothing?

He...

He likes Kaneki.

He likes Kaneki.]

FUCK-! This shitty fucking heart, this isn't how I wanted you to find out!

[ well, he sure isn't denying it. Kaneki doesn't like this. He hates this, he hates this.

And he shouldn't, because he should be so happy for Bakugou to have found someone he likes, right? That's what it means to be kind - be happy for other people's happiness, don't expect rewards for being kind like that, that's all a kind person needs. That's all he needs.

But it's so hard being kind like that. Why is it so hard? ]

Uhm- it's... it's fine. Who do you like? [ Is it Ochako, maybe? Kaneki mentioned her to Bakugou before. And they went to Disneyworld together and he tried to give them space, too. He shouldn't be regretting it because he was the one doing all of that. And yet...

Oh, he isn't smiling anymore. He can't.]

[It's fine he says, and something in Katsuki freezes, ugly and bitter, and just makes him. He stops.

It's fine. Kaneki doesn't feel the same way. Of course he doesn't, Katsuki's a guy, and a shitty one at that. Why would he like him? He was just being considerate. He probably did that for everyo-]

Wha-

[Who do you like? Katsuki stares at Kaneki in shock now. Is he really that stupid-]

I like you, you stupid fucking asshole. Stop rubbing it in, I'll leave you alone.

[ Kaneki forgets to breathe and nearly chokes for a split second there, when he hears Bakugou's confession. He looks back at him, eyes wide, and just like he forgot how to breathe, he also forgets how to speak.

Wait, WHAT?!

Like "you"?! He means- Kaneki? Bakugou likes him?!?!

He almost asks for the other to repeat himself, but he doesn't. Because at least Kaneki's mind - which is racing nonstop right now - reminds Kaneki how hard it is to confess just like that - AND. Bakugou would never say something he didn't want to say, he would never say something he didn't mean (he may not say anything at all, but Bakugou isn't the type of person to lie to make another feel good).

It's VERY difficult for Kaneki to believe it, but he does. And when finally he catches up, there is a tiny gasp that sounds like a mouse's squeak ]

Me too..! I like you!

[ he absolutely did not think that through. AT ALL. Kaneki was caught in the moment, forgot he was a ghoul, forgot what his mother always told him, forgot he was meant to think about others and not really himself, and he just blurred out what he felt too. As if suddenly he deserved it.

But why didn't he? Why can't he have this?

Kaneki's cheeks burn, he turns bright red up to his ears, and the chilly cold of the night is replaced by warmth everywhere. He is still holding Katsuki's wrist as well -he just remembered that- but Kaneki is very glad for it, because it feels like he has more courage now, just by holding on to the other like that ]

[Katsuki can barely hear over the pulse in his ears, but somehow he manages to pick up the squeak.]

You-

[He forgets to breathe. He just stares at Ken in awe, his mouth slightly open, a breeze ruffling through his hair. Had he heard him right? Did Ken just say he liked him back? Did he imagine it?

Cautiously, he reaches with his free hand to touch Ken's cheek.]

You're not just sayin' that because you feel bad or something?

[ Kaneki doesn't look away, even though he feels his heart about to leap out of his chest ]

G-give me some credit. I wouldn't say something like that if I didn't mean it. [ Kaneki is a ghoul and a man. And from another world. And also never dated nor had his feeling reciprocated. He would have never said it if he didn't feel the same. ]

I like you. [ he repeats it because Ken wants to make sure Katsuki sees that he fully means it. And also because he is afraid he will just get cold feet if he doesn't say it once again ]

Yeah?

[Katsuki's heart is racing as if he just ran a marathon. Finally, some of his trepidation begins to fade, and he smirks as he leans in. He feels so fucking light.]

I like you more.

[ Kaneki feels his body freeze for a second when Katsuki leans in, but eventually he snorts softly, while his free hand playfully pushes the other away]

PFFf! It's not a contest. But.

I guess you do have a heart on top of your head, so you win. [ he offers Bakugou a small smirk, while the hand that held his wrist gently moves up his arm and towards the shoulder.

Kaneki glances around, to make sure they won't be noticed by other people around, before he finally leans in to place a small kiss against Bakugou's lips. Despite his face being red and even though that was just a tiny kiss, Kaneki feels proud of himself for being able to do that much without having to be asked]

[Katsuki growls as he's pushed, using his free hand to grab Kaneki's shirt as if to push him back. But he pauses.]

I do win.

[But this feels better than winning. It's confusing and like jumping without knowing something's going to catch him, but the adrenaline rush and warmth that courses through his whole body is unlike anything else he's felt. He stares at Kaneki, tilting his head a little as if questioning him, his eyes half-lidded. From here he can see how soft Ken's lips are-

Lips that meet his in a small, soft kiss. Katsuki's face is on fire and his eyes widen at the newness of everything, before he shuts them and leans in, pressing his lips against Kaneki's more firmly.]

[ Bakugou kisses him back and Kaneki feels like his whole body is set on fire; not a painful kind of fire, it's warm, it spreads all over, it takes him by surprise, but it's soft and sweet, and a sort of thing Kaneki wasn't sure he could feel.

Kaneki may have no idea how a kiss feels, but let's face it: he is still a healthy young man. He has seen kisses, he has imagined how to kiss. So he does what it feels most natural, lips part and he locks his with Bakugou's, while he leans forward and tilts his head to find a good position.

And with a sound that is almost a sigh, Ken wraps his arms around Katsuki's shoulders and dares to lick his lower lip]

[Sweet wasn't a word Katsuki found himself using for things he liked often, but this is sweet and he finds he wants more. He's not sure if he's doing this right, but it can't be that hard, and Kaneki hasn't moved away, so he takes that as a good sign, something akin to an electric jolt hitting his spine when Kaneki licks him. He hums and smirks against him and parting his lips.]

[ Kaneki doesn't dare to go much further at first. Just a curious lick, pressing lips together, and just little further more like finding his way to give a proper kiss.

And then the taste hits him like a train.

There is a lot to be said about ghouls and how they taste humans, and Kaneki never realized that until this very second. This is not the same feeling Kaneki gets from when he has to eat because that is usually accompanied by a strong sense of disgust from Kaneki's part. This is completely different from that.

There is pleasure that overtakes Kaneki immediately but there is no disgust at all. The sweet smell coming from Bakugou is more than obvious now, and Kaneki feels like he is intoxicated by it all. His ghoul eye reacts under the eyepatch, a moan escapes his throat and Kaneki's body moves on its own, demanding for more.

He deepens the kiss as if searching for more of this pleasure, taste and smell, and Ken drowns in it. It's so different from that day when he bit Bakugou, and that is why Kaneki doesn't lose control - because it's different.

It's much better too.

And it's obvious by how he forgets where they are and allows himself to just enjoy the kiss, as if nothing else matters ]

[Every nerve of Katsuki's feels like it's on fire. He's somehow peripherally aware of every part of his body and how he reacts, pressing himself closer to Ken as he tastes him. Ken tastes as sweet as he looks and sounds, and Katsuki digs his nails into Ken's hand, only for that moan to set something off in him.

Growling, he uses his free hand to rip away the eyepatch, taking in every taste, sound and sensation. He wanted Ken to be selfish for once, but now he's focused on how good this feels for him, how new and easy to get lost in everything is.]

[ it's a lot. Kaneki didn't expect it to be like this at all - the taste, the smell, the sounds. Bakugou takes his eyepatch away and Kaneki gasps before he presses against him further, hands trying to pull him closer.

More. More. More. It tastes so good.

Kaneki's lower back itches and that's when he realizes what his body is doing. Finally Kaneki pulls away with a gasp, realizing he had no air in his lungs.] S-sorry, the eye-

[he knows it's reacting. But it's not just the eye, he looks around too, face flushes with embarrassment]

And people... They will see. [ ah, he is out of breath]

[It's almost overwhelming, but it only encourages him more. He needs to explore Kaneki, let him explore him, and he almost feels uncomfortably warm when Kaneki pulls away and Katsuki's eyes shoot up, dazed but alarmed as he takes a deep breath.]

Your- [He reaches to touch Kaneki's cheek, near his ghoul eye. He then flushes when he realizes what he means.

Fucking people.]

I'll kill 'em.

[ maybe the beach during a party isn't the best place to make out like teenagers (though, that's what they are).

Kaneki leans against the touch with a smile, cheeks warm from embarrassment but also happiness, and he moves to touch Bakugou's hand in return]

It's alright. [ and he remembers something, unable to hold back a small chuckle]

The first time we met face to face was at the beach, too.

[Bakugou squeezes Kaneki's hand, his eyes bright as he stares at his. He's always liked how expressive they are and how they get mismatched when Kaneki gets excited. He did that.

His eyes widen as he remembers and he scoffs, but he looks at him fondly.]

Yeah. I threatened you.

[ Kaneki's eye will take a while to return to normal. When it's hunger, he learned to control it better, but this is very new. This sort of excitement is different, so Kaneki can't control it.]

You also threatened the ocean. [ Kaneki teases him with a small smirk, his hand holding on to Bakugou's. They have held hands before, but this is different now]

... Is it really okay? [ he looks down at their hands. In the end, Ken can't help it but to question if this is something he should be doing to Bakugou. Not because his feelings aren't real, but because... Well, Kaneki is disgusting ]

I eat... people. K-kissing me, doesn't it feel wrong, to you...?

The ocean's a bastard. [Katsuki mutters, rolling his eyes. He's so warm...he doesn't even notice the nighttime chill. He's about to yell at Kaneki for doubting himself again, but he stops.]

You brush your teeth?

Eh? Of course. [ even if he is a ghoul, even if ghouls technically don't need to brush their teeth, and even if the toothpaste tastes horribly - Kaneki brushes his teeth, yes.]

Then you don't got no people germs and it ain't wrong. Shut up- [He leans back toward Kaneki to try and kiss him again.]

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